Cherished Pokemon

Have you ever had a cherished piece of gaming memorabilia stolen from you? A couple years back I used to rent a house with 3 other guys my age (I was 18 at the time, terrible, terrible idea in retrospect.) and my little carrying case with my original DS and all my pokemon games went missing. I had nearly seven years worth of pokemon collecting ripped from me in an instant. And I never found out what happened to them or where they went. I had pokemon all the way back from Ruby version when I was 10 years old. My lvl 100 Swampert, and all my event legendaries like Jirachi and Deoxys were all lost. I remember one summer I spent nearly two months EV training a team for a pokemon tournament, all perfectly bred with beneficial natures and everything. My favorite pokepal was my Salamence, Ryuu. I remember I was so excited when Heart Gold and Soul Silver came out so I could actually walk around with him :D. If anything that’s one thing about Pokemon that I don’t know of a whole lot of games replicating very well. That bond you make with friends that’s so strong you actually almost feel an emotional connection to them. I guess what I’m saying is always be thankful for what you’ve got, and don’t take anything for granted.Whether it be video games, pokemon, or a relationship, because you never know when you may not have it anymore. 

Have you ever had a similar experience? What do you cherish? Post it in the Comments, I'd love to hear from my readers. And if you've got any suggestions for future articles or even if you want me to do something crazy on camera and post in on this blog I'd love some feedback :D